Ottoman Montenegro

Ottoman Montenegro (1389-1877) was a province of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans in the present-day country of Montenegro. With its capital at Podgorica, it neighbored the Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro, who had their capital at Cetinje.

History
When the Ottoman Empire conquered the Serbs in 1389, they captured Montenegro and made it one of their provinces. The Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro was formed in 1514 by Orthodox Christians loyal to their Ottoman masters, and was a dependency of the empire. Ottoman Montenegro was in relative peace until 1841, when the Montenegren government declared war on the Turks. Governor Muhtar Bey of Ottoman Montenegro crushed the rebellion in the Battle of Cetinje, securing the empire's hold on the country.

Ottoman Montenegro remained in Ottoman hands until the 12th Russo-Turkish War in 1877, after which the Ottomans gave Montenegro independence as the Kingdom of Montenegro.